Ice Skating Around the World
As winter hits, our gallery of the world's 10 most enticing ice rinks.
Clemens Bilan, AFP/Getty Images
Ich bin ein…skater? In Berlin, Germany, quick skaters bypass a Ferris wheel in favor of the ice.
Clemens Bilan, AFP/Getty Images
Sparkling trees surround the Millennium Park Ice Rink in Chicago, Illinois—the site of Obama’s celebratory acceptance speech.
Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
This unique indoor rink in St. George’s Hall in Liverpool can only accommodate 50 skaters at a time. Impatient skaters can wander the halls while waiting their turn.
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Fiber optic lights glow through the ice at the Ecliptic/Rosa Parks Circle rink in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The patterns mirror the sky, lending a technological twist to the old favorite activity.
Courtesy of Grand Rapids Press
Moats actually are useful—this rink is formed in a dry one every year around the famous Tower of London. One question: Where’s the drawbridge?
Toby Melville/Reuters
Half the population of Seoul, South Korea, is Christian, and to prep for the upcoming holidays, an outdoor ice rink provides plenty of celebration.
Choi Won-Suk, AFP/Getty Images
These Santa hats are a far cry from those donned in military parades in the past. The rink in Red Square is overshadowed by the State Department Store in Moscow, Russia.
Sergey Ponomarev/AP
No place does the holidays better than New York. The setting for countless scenes in films (John Cusack sat in the empty rink in 'Serendipity'), Wollman Rink in Central Park is best experienced in person, surrounded by hordes of people.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The 18th-century setting at Somerset House in London, England, is all class and romance. DJ nights twice a month prove, however, that Londoners can party on and off the ice.
Nick Harvey/WireImage
That tree! Those lights! The crowds! New York’s Rockefeller Center has long been a destination stop for tourists and its transformation each winter makes it impossible to miss.
Ed Bailey/AP
The fat lady may sing, but how is she on a pair of skates? The Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, provides a towering backdrop behind this rink.
Michael Probst/AP
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.